The number of children that one generation must produce to be able to replenish its numbers is called __________.

A) the fertility rate
B) the birth rate
C) the replacement level
D) generational reconstitution

Replacement Level

The fertility rate at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next, without migration.

Fertility Rate

A demographic measure indicating the average number of children born to a woman over her lifetime within a specific population.